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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1969
Page
5
UPI columnist Dick West notes Dr. James E. Allen on college students who excel beyond teachers. He jokes that students now run colleges as freshmen, attributing the shift to parents and a general misperception of education. The piece endangers the idea of a generation gap with humor.
The Mid-Prairie Board of Education at its May 12 meeting accepted the resignation of high school vocal teacher Mr. Thor McMillen and hired Mrs. Jo Ann McDonald as junior high teacher for next year. The board also discussed junior high equipment contracts, lighting plans for the new site, student insurance with Mutual of Omaha, civil defense warning systems, increased supervisory time for the new building, and a four county special education plan costing $204 per attending child with state and joint county reimbursement.
The Dutchettes 4-H Club met with Joan Vittetoe and 12 members answered roll call with topics on food value calories and favorite foods. Melanie Miksch spoke on Milk Its Nigh Perfect and others covered Wise Food Shopping Planning Balance and Color in Meals Miracles of Gelatin Modern Spuds and Planning Meals on Time. A demonstration Here's Proof Taste and Compare was given by Vittetoe. They planned a breakfast June 9 with mothers as guests. Refreshments were served. Ty Cobb played in 2804 major league games for the Detroit Tigers.
Crawfordsville May 19 Poppy Chairman Mrs Ray mond Howsare announced the American Legion Auxiliary sponsored Poppy Poster Contest has been completed. All WACO students from 4th grade through High School were eligible to compete. Auxiliary Units in Wayland Olds and Crawfords ville are cooperating in sponsoring the groups and providing prizes. Class I posters were made by the fourth and fifth grade classes of Mrs Betty Stone at the Crawfordsville Center with over 100 entries. Winners in Class I were Mark Stauffer Terri Smith Bryan Fort all three winners were from the Wayland community. Judges were Mrs Mabel Monson Crawfordsville Mrs Mary Rich Wayland and Miss Katherine Miller Olds. Winner in Class III 10th 11th and 12th grades were Christine Lease Crawfordsville
Murray Cree from New Zealand visits Terry Pemberton in Carthage Illinois from Thursday to Sunday. Other local guests include Eugene and L J Keifer families and varied Iowa City residents. Upcoming events include a Florida trip for J Claude Miller to attend the national laundrymen convention as Iowa representative and a Fort Madison youth rally with church members listed.
A column of reader letters to Abigail Van Buren discusses honesty in marriage, confessing past indiscretions, and the consequences of confession. Readers share personal regrets about past intimacy, marital tension, and social judgments about attire, urging different approaches to truth, forgiveness, and self-preservation.
Newport Rhode Island Navy Ensign Charles E Driscoll son of Mr and Mrs Charles B Driscoll Route 2 Mechanicsville Iowa and husband of Judith A Marshall of 119 E Polk Washington Iowa earned his commission U S Naval Reserves upon completing 18 weeks of Officer Candidate School training at Newport R I His graduation marks completion of intensive naval subjects and he will report to Tactical Air Control Squadron Driscoll a University of Northern Iowa graduate entered service in May 1968 at age 18 and has helped produce over 60 000 officers since 1951
Keota will host a two day Rock Show and Swap at Keota High School gym sponsored by the Chip and See Rock Club on May 31 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and June 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. An Educational display of gems minerals crystals and faceting will be shown with free door prizes. Local families and visitors from Iowa are invited. Separately a daughter Janette Kristin was born to Myron and Mrs Luers of R. R. Keota on May 12 at Washington Hospital weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces. Grandparents are Oren Jones Atalissa and Carl Luers Keota.
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